JSPC NewsResults and some photos from the Mattersey Bianchi shoot held over the weekend of the 29th and 30th September are now available. Good weather prevailed – it never rained until all the shooting had finished. Thanks to Malc, Dale and all the Mattersey guys for accommodating us.
National Shooting Centre, Bisley 27th and 28th October 2012The online entry for the Autumn Action Weekend is now available via the link on the front page of the NRA website or available to download
Don’t forget to bring your Firearm Certificate and your competency certification card as you will be required to produce one or both before you can shoot.
Please let me know as soon as you can if you are able to help out during the Weekend.
As well as NRA qualified RCOs we also are very happy to have any other helpers, regardless of experience, to lend a hand. If you have not worked on a range crew before you will learn a lot and contribute to the success of the meeting
There will be a day or two prior to the meeting for ROs to shoot their events. Food and accommodation will be provided as well in line with the number of days you can give us.
Here is the link to the on line RO registration form. Please use it as it makes the process of collecting all the data much easier.
Eye protection is mandatory. Shatterproof glasses must be worn which provide adequate protection at the sides as well as the front. If they do not, you must use additional side protection in the form of slip on shields or similar. Slip on side shields will be available at reception with profits going to a charity for visually impaired shooters.
It’s back by popular demand as we’ve managed to squeeze it in on Melville for a short period. Limited spaces are available for a pretty demanding event. All you need is a .22 rifle with or without (!) a rest and the absolute certainty of your 50m zero as the targets are a bit on the small side.
Hope to see you there.
As many know we publish the Gallery Rifle and Pistol Handbook on an annual basis and for the last 4 to 5 years have incorporated the Phoenix Handbook into the same self contained volume. The plan is the same for the 2013 season and its about now the work starts.
If anyone wants to help, offer feedback, moans, groans, gripes or any sort of constructive critique of the rulebook let me know. Yes – rules are rules and we have to do this – be thankful we are not the ISSF with their rifle and pistol rule changes proposals for the 2013 to 2016 session!
The current Handbook and Phoenix booklet will be updated for the 2013 season. The 2013 drafts are on-line now for comment, critique and updates.
Just a reminder. The last few shoots of the 2012 season for the smaller regional venues and and all well worth booking into your diary.
On the 22nd September we have the SLG Bisley 1500 + shorts. This one held on Melville ranges at Bisely and all are invited back to the Spott for drinks and a BBQ. Should be a good day’s shooting and a good relaxed social event to finish it off.
On the 23rd September the Budleigh TSC Rimfire Festival will be taking place at Budleigh Farm, Moretonhampstead. A 300 round Steel Challenge/falling plate match.
On the 30th September Mattersey RPC will be hosting the Bianchi and Shorts meeting at their excellent facility in North Nottingshamshire. This year the guys are offering the ever poplar and very challenging Bianchi Classic match.
And if your interested…
The German Open held at Leitmar in Germany over the weekend 10th – 11th November. GB and Ireland will be travelling with teams to compete against Germany in the third and final IGRF International match of the year.
As with other data we have on this site we currently only collect data for the classified GR&P events. Namely:
The reason is historic and may well change in the future. Collecting data from shoots around the country is difficult and time consuming. We have not settled on a consistent format which every meeting organiser complies to or understands. Hopefully as time progresses and match directors become more conversant with the tools available to them this will change
At the moment we only have accurate per-meeting scores data in an appropriate format going back to the beginning of 2010. Other scores data is listed as ‘historic’. It is possible this can be tidied up and may well be in the future. In the mean time what we currently have in a structured format is available for browsing and searching on-line.
Please consider this experimental at the moment – it may well have inconsistencies and bugs.
Just updated to include the Nationals
The results and prize lists for the Gallery Rifle National Championships for 2012 are now on-line.Any errors or queries please let us know.
Classification and highest scores database also updated
Updated to take into account the Welsh Open
The NRA will be holding the next Open Day where visitors will be able to try shotgun, air rifle, fullbore rifle, sporting rifle, gallery rifle, laser clays, precision snap, practical and historical rifles to name but a few, all with one-to-one coaching.
The Gallery rifle elements of the Open day take place on Melville Ranges and concentrate primarily on lever action rifles. GRSB is already well catered for on the Steels layout over on Stickledown ranges where the newly updates Ruger 10/22s are put to good use.
However, traditionally, GRCF shooting has not been too well catered for. We could do much better in this area to aid in the overall promotion of the discipline. The main sticking point has been people willing to volunteer for coaching and general running of the bays on Melville on the day.
So if anyone is willing to volunteer a day of their time on Saturday the 8th September to help out it would be appreciated by all and will allow you to put a bit back into the future of the sport and the gallery Rifle discipline. You won’t be out of pocket. A day rate of £55 will be offered to cover out of pocket expenses such as travel etc. If people are travelling long distances overnight accommodation on the Friday/Saturday is also possible.
Contact the NRA directly or via the contact form here
The Welsh Open Championships was held at Haverfordwest Shooting club over the weekend of the 11th and 12th August.
The weather was fine and sunny – for most of the time! Good enough for a few of us to camp out, drink a few beers and put the world to rights around the virtual camp fire in the evening.
Results linked below and a call to mark the date in your diaries for next year. We could do with a few more competitors to make it an event to cement into the calendar. Its a hike for some – thats appreciated. But plenty of space for camping and the town of Haverfordwest is less than 2 miles away and a joy to visit. A weekend can be made of it.
This was the initial round of the 1500 and shorts leagues. Initial tables for these to be published soon.
We are still short of Range Officers for the Gallery Rifle National Championships next weekend – 25th to 26th August. If anybody can give some time to helping out it will be greatly appreciated.
It is not essential that you are qualified RCO as there are many tasks that need to be carried out on range. Any volunteers are entitled to food and accommodation if required.
Its been said before, but it will always be the case. These meetings simply cannot run without the help and dedication of the volunteer community. Even volunteering for half a day on one of the ranges helps out enormously.
See you all there.
The Welsh Open at Haverfordwest Shooting ground this weekend. We’ll be kicking off the 1500 and shorts leagues at this meeting and running them through the year.
The Mattersey Shors and Bianchi meeting on the 30 September. Entry forms are now available.
F4i and Shield Shooting Centre are proud to announce that the Help for Heroes Multi-gun match will be held on 8th and 9th of September at Shield SC in Dorset.
There will be challenging and fun stages requiring a .22 and a shotgun to complete, all profits to the Help for Heroes charity. Entries are limited and a few places remain on either day. Every shooter will get a goodie bag .Online entry can be made via the web site
Raffle tickets will be available from the Target Shotgun rep James Harris on the weekend of the GRNC 25th 26th August.
All of the above donated by Steve Pike of Shield Shooting Centre
And many many more shooting related items!
Shield, John Rothery, Viking Arms Ltd, York Guns, Edgar Brothers, Hannam’s Reloading, Henry Krank, Stuart Saunders, Paul Haynes, Browning UK, Napier of London, Lyalvale Express, Superfast Labels
For more information go to www.four4islands.org
Target Shotgun
The Target Shotgun Discipline Representative, James Harris, has asked for the following clarifications of the rules to be published in the absence of a TSG rule book.
The entry form for the Gallery Rifle and Pistol National Championships is now available for download via the link on the front page of the NRA website. The online is also available.
As well as the British Championship titles to be shot for, there is also the premier team match, the Gallery Rifle Home Countries National Match, which will be shot shoulder to shoulder on Melville late on Saturday afternoon.
Don’t forget to bring your Firearm Certificate and your competency certification card as you will be required to produce one or both before you can shoot.
Range Officers
Please let me know as soon as you can if you are able to help out at the Nationals.
As well as NRA qualified RCOs we also are very happy to have any other helpers, regardless of experience, to lend a hand. If you have not worked on a range crew before you will learn a lot and contribute to the success of the meeting
There will be a day or two prior to the meeting for ROs to shoot their events. Food and accommodation will be provided as well in line with the number of days you can give us.
Here is the link to the on line RO registration form. Please use it as it makes the process of collecting all the data much easier.
Eye protection
Eye protection is mandatory. Shatterproof glasses must be worn which provide adequate protection at the sides as well as the front. If they do not, you must use additional side protection in the form of slip on shields or similar.
New for this year
First of all, a new event which has been asked for by competitors – 200m Gallery Rifle. The course of fire is the same as the 200m centre fire rifle events – numbers 6380-6384 – that are in the meetings booklet right at the back. See the GR&P Booklet for the competition information.
The following events have already appeared this year in other meetings but are new to the Nationals.
You’ll see this on the entry form for the first time. It’s a pool shoot on Stickledown with profits going to a charity for visually impaired shooters – B.U.G.S. It’s quite a small organisation so your input can make a large difference. Your entry entitles you to two runs at the WW and you can buy as many more as you like at reception or on the range. (You must sign the declaration on the entry form and produce you FAC and competency certificate as usual.)
Hope to see you there.
Derby – 2012
Results and photos from the 2012 Derby Open are now available on the web site
Results from the results page
Photos and more photos available
Classifications and Highest Achieved scores have also been updated.
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